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Now, I've always had huge respect for FDR. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #1
If I was looking for a plausible excuse to entirely miss the point of the OP 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #4
I agree with this as well. WW2 was the reason. draa Dec 2015 #5
FDR won 3 presidential elections before the US entered WWII. (NT) Eric J in MN Dec 2015 #8
The 1940 election was for his 3rd term and his 4th in 1944. neverforget Dec 2015 #11
He was first elected in 1932; second time was 1936; third time was 1940. 1monster Dec 2015 #13
My mother was born in 1916. She lived through the Great Depression. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #21
His sole wartime election was not war-based. senz Dec 2015 #23
FDR Was Certainly One of If Not Our MOST Beloved President EVER... CorporatistNation Dec 2015 #2
+10 well said. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #3
absolutely people don't know very much about our own roguevalley Dec 2015 #32
Did FDR call himself a socialist? mythology Dec 2015 #6
FDR did what we both know he did, and was called a "socialist" for doing it. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #9
He may have been called socialist but he was and his family were registered Democrats FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #58
Personally, I don't "love" Sanders. tazkcmo Dec 2015 #60
Quite right. Jim Lane Dec 2015 #62
Income and wealth disparities are similar to the late 1920s just before the Great Depression Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #15
... Scuba Dec 2015 #54
We Need Another Roosevelt, Not Another Clinton Yallow Dec 2015 #7
I agree with you, America has had enough of the bushes and the Clintons. akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #14
You never know! Mr. Sanders is honest and am sure akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #10
When you represent working Americans they will vote for you. pa28 Dec 2015 #12
He was elected for LIFE. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #16
FDR was not a Democratic Socialist. He never claimed to be a Democratic Socialist. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #17
If you keep saying that, over and over, you might make it "true" 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #18
Semantics become some antics with some. Kick. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #20
It's not semantics. It's refuting an outright lie. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #26
Wow. Ok. Labels and actions.... Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #29
You guys are good at putting words in people's mouths. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #30
Democratic socialist. Again semantics. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #31
Not semantics. It's a lie. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #38
Ok, don't think I ever said he did. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #40
It's still wrong... Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #41
Aha! Semantics! Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #44
It's not semantics. I don't think you understand what that word means. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #46
No, you can't willy-nilly claim something out of thin air. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #51
Give up, Drunken Irishman SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #82
read about his opposition. FDR didn't have to say it. Everyone against him did roguevalley Dec 2015 #33
And they say the same about Obama... Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #37
Hitler and the Nazis had "socialist" in their name. Does that make them in the sense of the word?.. cascadiance Dec 2015 #76
lol just stop it. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #83
You're right a "democrat" is a member of a political party. There is no comparison... cascadiance Dec 2015 #86
You're right. I am right. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #91
FDR can be Democrat and have SOCIALIST PHILOSOPHY just like Eisenhower arguably was socialist too! cascadiance Dec 2015 #92
That does not make him a Democratic Socialist. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #93
He never called himself that, but his enemies did and his policies were exactly that. Scuba Dec 2015 #56
And Obama's enemies call him socialist too... Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #84
It is true. Show me a quote where he claimed to be a socialist. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #24
Politifact: Obama right that Roosevelt was called a socialist and a communist 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #34
Uh...Obama has been called a socialist and a communist... Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #35
Bernie "calling himself a Socialist" takes the issue head-on, and guess what? 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #39
We're not debating what the little people think... Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #42
Boo Hoo 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #45
I'm not going to alert. But it's wrong. It's factually wrong. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #48
Your concern is duly noted. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #49
Yep. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #52
Like my gf, just said: 'if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck... " 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #64
Yeah, like an ice cold slurpee right before a root canal! Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #73
Not the first time BS and camp have tried to co-opt Dem achievements. Rose Siding Dec 2015 #87
Disagree about most of the little people treestar Dec 2015 #67
But you are making my point. Obama was one thing. Bernie is quite another. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #71
He also strongly asserts "democratic socialist" as the term that describes himself... cascadiance Dec 2015 #77
Then find a speech or piece of writing treestar Dec 2015 #66
FDR was then, Bernie is now. Completely different milieu. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #72
See this and tell me that FDR was not a Democratic Socialist AZ Progressive Dec 2015 #22
Watched. Didn't hear once FDR say anything about socialism or claimed to be a Democratic Socialist. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #25
What he said is pretty much in line with Democratic Socialism AZ Progressive Dec 2015 #53
Still he did not use that label on himself as Bernie has treestar Dec 2015 #69
Thank you but reality doesn't exist here! FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #59
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #94
Fox News wasn't in business when Roosevelt was in office jmowreader Dec 2015 #19
FDR made some political compromises that make Hillary Clinton's look downright puny. Zynx Dec 2015 #27
He never claimed to be a socialist ... NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #28
FDR was accused of being a "socialist" by his political foes. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #36
I repeat ... NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #43
Bickering about semantics does not overly interest me. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #47
If you think ... NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #50
The condescension is getting very thick ..agh, it's hard to breath. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #68
I thought calling you "naive" ... NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #88
Have you read the actual history or watched the American Experience vids on his amazing presidency underthematrix Dec 2015 #57
+1 treestar Dec 2015 #70
Thank you! JunkyardAngel83 Dec 2015 #89
Words have meaning. redstateblues Dec 2015 #61
Americans have rejected socialism over and over again, right? Scuba Dec 2015 #55
I see...FDR was a "Democratic Socialist" because an internet graphic says so... brooklynite Dec 2015 #63
FDR's political foes incessantly accused him of being a Socialist, just like Obama's have. n/t 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #75
You've twisted yourself into a pretzel redstateblues Dec 2015 #78
Oh please. I'm not even trying to "prove" FDR "called himself a Socialist". 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #79
Glad you've given up on that. It didn't work redstateblues Dec 2015 #80
Mic drop - K&R Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 #65
Good luck with this concept Gothmog Dec 2015 #74
Stop using corporatist, Oligarchical polling data redstateblues Dec 2015 #81
Bernie Sanders is not Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and 2016 America is not 1932 America. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #85
Remember when Sanders made a "major policy speech" on Democratic Socialism? brooklynite Dec 2015 #90
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